Spokesman Confirms ‘Minor Fire Incident at INEC Headquarters’

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There was a minor fire incident at about mid-day today, Monday 22nd April, 2013, at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja.

The fire occurred in the office of former Director in charge of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), located in the ICT Building, and was restricted to that office when it was put out,Kayode Idowu,chief press secretary to INEC chairman confirmed in a statement.

Men of the Fire Service attached to the Commission swiftly responded to put the fire out. There was no damage whatsoever to any vital facility of the Commission, the spokesman said.

Idowu said formal investigation of the cause of the fire has commenced. Initial assessment, however, suggests that it might have resulted from an electrical fault.

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